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Dolly Parton.
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’15Feb3Tue

"Prass, who has the voice of an emancipated Disney
princess, says she was thinking of that scene in Punch-Drunk
Love when she hit upon the idea for "It Is You", the showstopping
finale of her forthcoming eponymous debut LP, due out via Virginia
indie Spacebomb in January." [Pitchfork, 12/2/2014]

’15Jan17Sat

’15Jan16Fri

Dolly Parton has signed a development deal with NBC for a series
of stand-alone television movies based on her “songs, stories, and
inspiring life,” according to Deadline. How many movies could that
be? At least two but maybe … just maybe … three? Or ten?! Who
knows! Earlier this year, Parton said in an interview
[...]

’14Dec30Tue

This year our writers had a dinner date with Taylor, listened to
Abba impersonate drug dealers and even got on Dolly Parton’s tour
bus – so let’s relive our favourite musical interviews of 2014

Even though her publicist had told me that this was exactly what
was going to happen, I just didn’t believe that Taylor Swift was
going to be waiting for me in a restaurant one weekday lunchtime in
September. And so I had – embarrassing to say – a little moment of
overwhelm when I walked in and there she was, meekly texting in a
booth. Better to exorcise it than battle it, I thought, so I just
told her that this was a treat for me and I loved her music. She
instantly pulled a perfect “Taylor Swift surprised face”. From
there on in it only got better: I found her smart and sweet and
impeccably…

’14Dec24Wed

What is St Vincent's secret skill? What did Morrissey blame for
the cancellation of his US tour? How did Dolly Parton sign off at
Glastonbury? Test your knowledge of the musical year Continue
reading...

’14Dec23Tue

In its heyday, RCA Studio A hosted an enviable number of early
rock and country acts including Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, the
Beach Boys, and countless others, and it’s become a huge tourist
attraction even though it’s still hosting sessions by Miranda
Lambert and Kacey Musgraves. Back in June it was announced that the
studio [...]